Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Learning from Incidents (LFI)

Methodologies for researching LFI

Anoush MargaryanCaledonian Academy

Glasgow Caledonian University

• Allison Littlejohn, Glasgow Caledonian• Neville Stanton, Southampton• Rhona Flin, Aberdeen• Sue Scott, Edinburgh/York/Helsinki• Christian Greiffenhagen, Loughborough• Stuart King, Energy Institute• Neal Stone, British Safety Council

•Website lfiseminars.ning.com • Twitter @lfiseminars•Hashtag #lfi

Why do people and organisations fail to learn from incidents?

How can learning from incidents be improved?

Gap 1: Limited disciplinary perspectives

Gap 2: Limited methodological approaches

INTERDISCIPLINARY

• Adult Workplace Learning• Technology-enhanced learning • Organisational Learning• Industrial Psychology• Human Factors • Sociology• Science and Technology Studies

Gap 3: Poor integration of LFI research & practice

• Health & Safety Executive• Norwegian Petroleum

Safety Authority

• Energy Institute• British Safety

Council• BP• Phillips66• ConocoPhillips• E.ON• Dana Petroleum• Costain Group Plc• TC Global• Pinsent Masons LLP• CNOOC Nexen

• Glasgow Caledonian• Aberdeen• Edinburgh• Southampton• Loughborough• Valencia• Trento• Helsinki• Lancaster

POLICY-MAKERS

UNIVERSITIES

BUSINESS

PROFESSIONAL BODIES

• Six seminars in 2013-2015• Theory, methodology, policy

and practice, research-practice nexus, R&D agenda• Keynote talks and group

work

• 11 Feb 2015: LFI Practice @ Energy Institute, London• Jun 2015: Linking LFI research &

practice @ British Safety Council, London• Oct 2015: R&D agenda @ Glasgow

Caledonian

10:30-11:30 Michael Guggenheim11:30-12:00 Break12:00-12:45 Tony Quinlan12:45-13:45 Lunch13:45-14:45 Vaughan Pomeroy14:45-15:30 Aaron Roberts15:30-16:00 Break16:00-17:00 Summary and plenary

•Green – 5 minutes•Orange – 1 minute•Pink – time is up

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